Cheetah, Strike SecComm
Overview and History

Vehicle Specifications   General Stats
Name: Cheetah, Strike SecComm   Threat Value: 712
Vehicle Type: Walker   Offensive Value: 97
Production Type: Mass Produced   Defensive Value: 1,088
Cost: 534,000.00 marks   Miscellaneous Value: 950
Manufacturer: Shaian Mechanics   Size: 6
Use: Recon   Original Default Size: 9
Height: 4.1 meters   Indv. Lemon Dice: 3
Length: 3.4 meters   Crew: 1
Width: 3.3 meters   Bonus Actions: 0
Avg. Armor Thickness: 20mm
Armor Material: Durasheet   Armor
Standard Op. Weight: 5230 kg   Light Damage: 14
Primary Move Mode: Walker (65 kph)   Heavy Damage: 28
Secondary Move Mode: Ground (91.6 kph)   Overkill: 42
Deployment Range: 600 km
Sensor Range: 5 km   Vehicle Availability
Communication Range: 25 km   Availability Threshhold: 8
Powerplant: V-Engine   Max Number on Field: 2
Engine Output: 425hp  
    Movement
Electronics   Primary Move Mode: Walker
Sensors: +2   Combat Speed: 6
Communications: +1   Top Speed: 11
Fire Control: 0   Secondary Move Mode: Ground
    Combat Speed: 8
    Top Speed: 15
    Maneuver: +2

Weapons
Quantity Name Code Arc ACC Damage Range ROF Ammo Special
 1
 Deployable Pack Gun
 DPG
 F
 -1
 x8
 2/4/8/16
 +2
 30
 Dis
 1
 Vibroblade
 VB
 F
 0
 x8
 0/0/0/0
 
 0
 

Perks
Name Rating Game Effects AUX
 Airdroppable
 
 Can be airdropped
 
 ECM
 2
 Offensive Electronic Warfare equipment
 AUX
 ECCM
 1
 Defensive Electronic Warfare equipment
 AUX
 HEP: Desert
 
 -
 
 Manipulator Arm x2
 6
 Can punch
 
 Reactive Armor
 1
 See Rules
 
 Satellite Uplink
 
 Allows orbital communications
 AUX
Flaws
Name Rating Game Effects
 Exposed Auxiliary Systems
 
 "Aux" hits are one step worse
 Annoyance
 
 Cramped cockpit; max pilot BLD 0
Defects
Name Rating Game Effects

Variants
There are no variants.

Designer Notes
The Strike Cheetah was used repeatedly during the war in long term infiltration missions that required the Gears to either remain out of contact with their regimental commandres or to drag along satellite communications equipment in towed or carried packages. To resolve this problem, the Northern Guard asked Shaian Mechanics to develop a command and communications variant of the Strike. The corporation delivered in TN 1923 with the Strike Cheetah Section Commander, designed for team leaders (or communications specialists) during paratrooper operations. The SecComm lost the offensive firepower of the Soothsayer automatic rocket cannon, maintaining only the M25 pack gun for defense. This made the unit primarily a support Gear in these operations, but the satellite communications array installed in its right shoulder was critical to the success of long-range, deep penetration missions. Reactive armor was added to the SecComm to help protect it under fire. The SecComm was also provided with signal boosting capabilities so it could pierce through limited electronic warfare interference.